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Carstairs Junction Primary School

PrimaryP1 to P7Non-denominationalNursery class

Coronation Street, Carstairs Junction, ML11 8QY · South Lanarkshire · near Lanark

Lanark’s School Grade C− against Scotland’s towns

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Pupils
71
September 2025, 9.7 teachers
Average class
11.8 pupils
Scotland’s primary schools: 23.7
Additional support needs
85%
of pupils · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (37%)
From the most deprived areas
14%
of pupils live in Scotland’s most deprived fifth of areas · outlined square = Scotland’s primary schools (22%)
The gist

What stands out about Carstairs Junction Primary School

  • Scotland publishes no results by primary school, so it has no letter
  • Classes average 11.8 pupils, against 23.7 across Scotland

Pupils

Pupil census · September 2025

Carstairs Junction Primary School had 71 pupils in September 2025, with 9.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 7 pupils for each. 14% live in the most deprived fifth of Scotland’s neighbourhoods (each fifth holds a fifth of Scotland’s people, on the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation). 65% of pupils in P6 and P7 are registered for free school meals (every P1 to P5 pupil gets them free). 60 pupils have an additional support need recorded, 85% of the roll, against 37% across Scotland’s primary schools.

Scottish Government, summary statistics for schools in Scotland 2025, school level. Small counts are withheld.

Nearby

Schools near Carstairs Junction Primary School

Every mainstream school within 3 km. Secondaries are squares, with their letter; Gaelic-medium schools are teal.

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The five nearest

Nearby schools

Schools of the same phase near Carstairs Junction Primary School

Nearest first, within the same nation, as the crow flies. Up to 8 km, or 25 km where there are fewer than three nearby. Catchments and admissions rules decide which school a child gets.

Carstairs Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
93 pupils18.6 average class1.6 km away
Carnwath Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
124 pupils20.7 average class3.3 km away
Braehead Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
38 pupils19 average class5.6 km away
Libberton Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
26 pupils13 average class5.8 km away
Robert Owen Memorial Primary School
Primary · P1 to P7 · Non-denominational
Nursery class
239 pupils19.9 average class6.2 km away
St Mary's Primary School (Lanark)
Primary · P1 to P7 · Roman Catholic
Nursery class
138 pupils23 average class6.4 km away

Carstairs Junction Primary School: common questions

How good is Carstairs Junction Primary School?

Scotland doesn’t publish results by primary school, so there is no letter. Education Scotland’s inspection reports are the best guide.

How many pupils go to Carstairs Junction Primary School?

71 in September 2025, in classes averaging 11.8 pupils.

How do I get a place at Carstairs Junction Primary School?

Through South Lanarkshire council. A child living in the school’s catchment area gets a place; families outside it can make a placing request, granted where there is room.

Not on this page yet: Education Scotland’s latest inspection and attendance.

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